post election, we knew it was going to cram and come together and dana perino says she's so glad she wasn't working in washington. she knew this would happen. >> the new senate's first task likely to fix itself. don't hold your breath. a long way from that. >> what's happening, lawmakers will return to capitol hill tomorrow and get to work they say, and try to find some common ground to avert the fiscal cliff. >> clayton: peter doocy live with where they stand post turkey day. >> hey, clayton, falling off the fiscal cliff would put the u.s. economy right back in recession and drive the jobless rate up to 9.1% by the end of next year according to the congressional budget office. and that would not be good, but speaker of the house, john boehner along with mitch mcconnell represents republicans at the negotiating table, says he's open to finding the federal government more ways it take in money. >> to show our seriousness, we'll put revenue on the table as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. and while we're going to continue to have revenue on the table. for my colle